Generosity, clemency and conduct Friday, 18 February 2011 03:04

Abdullah ibn Amr narrated: “Allah’s Messenger (Peace be upon him) neither spoke in an insulting manner nor did he ever speak evil intentionally. He used to say, ‘The most beloved to me among you is the one who has the best character and manners.’” (Narrated by Al Bukhari)

AbuHurayrah narrated that the Prophet  said: “The most Perfect believer in respect of faith is he who is best of them in manners.” (Narrated by Abu Dawood)

Qatadah ibn Malik narrated that Zayd ibn Ilaqah related on the authority of his uncle, Qatadah ibn Malik, that the Prophet  would supplicate: “O Allah, I seek Your protection against undesirable manners, acts, and desires.” (Transmitted by Al Tirmithi.) Anas ibn Malik narrated:  “I was walking with the messenger of Allah  and he was wearing a mantle of Najran with a thick border. A Bedouin met him and pulled the mantle so violently that I saw this violent pulling had left marks from its border on the skin of the neck of the Messenger of Allah. And he (the Bedouin) said: Muhammad!, command that I should be given out of the wealth of Allah which is at your disposal. The Messenger turned to him and smiled, and then he ordered for him a provision.”  He also narrated: “Eighty men from the men of Makkah descended upon the Messenger of Allah from the mountain of Al Taneem, in full armour, with the intent of doing battle with him. He (Prophet) captured them peaceably and then did not kill them” (Narrated by Muslim)

A pagan by the name of Zaid ibn Sa’ana came to the Messenger of Allah in order to collect a debt. When he drew near the Prophet he wrenched him by his clothes violently, exposing his shoulder, and spoke rudely at him. Finally, he said: “You sons of Abdul Muttalib are all a procrastinating lot.” Immediately, Umar Ibn Al Khattab leapt at him chastising and rebuking him harshly, all the while the Messenger of Allah looked on smiling. Then the Prophet said to Umar: “He and I were in need of other than this O Umar; You should have commanded me to excel in my repayment, and have commanded him to excel in his request for repayment.”

The Prophet said: “There still remains in his term three days” He then commanded Umar to see to his recompensation and to increase him twenty ‘saa’ (weights) as compensation for the terrorization he had endured (from Umar). This man later became a Muslim” (Narrated by Al-Bayhaqi, ibn Habban, and Al-Tabarani)

Anas ibn Malik said: “Allah’s Messenger  had the best disposition amongst people. He sent me (when I was a child) on an errand one day, and I said: By Allah, I would not go. I had, however, this idea in my mind that I would do as Allah’s Apostle had commanded me to do. I went out until I happened to come across children who had been playing in the street. In the meanwhile, Allah’s Messenger came there and he caught me by the back of my neck from behind me. As I looked towards him I found him smiling and he said: Unays, did you go where I told you to go? I said: Allah’s Messenger, yes, I am going. Anas further said: I served him for nine years but I know not that he ever chastised me about a thing which I had done why I did that, or about a thing I had left as to why I had not done that.” (Narrated by Muslim)www.muhammad.net